Individual Membership

One person who works for a college, university, government agency, accrediting agency, foundation, non-profit, not-for profit organization, for-profit business, or consultancy. This membership is:

Owned by the individual

Non-transferable to another person

Non-refundable

For a period of one year

Student Membership

A student enrolled (at the time of application) at a postsecondary institution. Student membership requires current transcript or a letter from the faculty advisor confirming enrollment. This membership is:

Owned by the individual

Non-transferable to another person

Non-refundable

For a period of one year

Recent Graduate Membership

A recent graduate of a postsecondary institution. Recent graduate membership requires proof of graduation within three months before application date. This membership is:

Owned by the individual

Non-transferable to another person

Non-refundable

Limited to one year

Retiree Membership

An individual who is age 65 or older and no longer employed full time. This membership is:

Owned by the individual

Non-transferable to another person

Non-refundable

For a period of one year

Group Membership

A group of individual members who work for the same institutional or corporate organization. The organization itself is not a member. This membership is:

Owned by the organization, not by the individuals named as members of the group

Transferable (the organization can add or subtract anyone from their group during the one-year period of the membership)

Non-refundable

For a period of one year

The main contact, who is a member of the group, receives all dues notices.

An add-on member is an individual who has been added on to group membership over and above the usual number of memberships offered in that group. Dues are per person and non-refundable.

For US institutions, the membership group is based on total enrollment as reported in the 12-month unduplicated headcount report published annually in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS).

For corporate groups, the membership type is based on the choice of a small (three members) or large (six members) group.

Institutional Groups Save on Events!

Colleges and universities with group memberships can send anyone from their campus—including nonmember faculty, staff, and students—to SCUP conferences and events at the member rate. Other member benefits (such as access to the membership directory, database of higher education institutional plans, and free books and publications) are limited to the individuals specifically named in the institutional group membership.